New Delhi, Sep 17 (UNI) Asserting that there is a need to spread awareness to curb plastic usage, Union Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said the aim of his Ministry is to phase out plastic use in packaging and move towards 100 per cent use of jute in packaging foodstuff.
Highlighting the ill effects of plastics, Mr Paswan informed at a media interaction that 95 lakh tonnes of plastic waste is generated by single use plastic out of this 6 lakh tonnes goes into the sea contaminating the waters.
He also said that plastic waste when burnt gives rise to respiratory illnesses.